Steve Sandberg, who used to follow his grandfather to work at the Milwaukee Railroad roundhouse in South Minneapolis, today supervises his own train and crew on a 1944 steam locomotive he helped to ...

Celebrate the return of steam to the Northeast Minneapolis railroad yards at 5 p.m. May 10 with the restoration of a 1944 Milwaukee Railroad steam locomotive. The public is invited to view the ...

Despite a late arrival in blustery wind and spitting snow, the Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive and its 500-plus passengers arrived at the Duluth Depot on Saturday in an atmosphere of festive ...

FARGO - A vintage steam locomotive will chug through southeastern North Dakota soon, pulling excursion cars and giving people a rare opportunity to see train travel as it was more than 70 years ...

WILLMAR -- A piece of history chugged into town Saturday with a visit by the Milwaukee Road No. 261, a steam locomotive restored to the heyday of the steam-powered train. Milwaukee Road No. 261 backs ...

Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261 pulls in to The Willmar train station Saturday the day-long excursion began in Minneapolis and ended in Willmar where the engine was turned around so the train ...

Duluth will be the place to be for steam locomotive enthusiasts this weekend. And for the first time in years, more than 500 of them will arrive from the Twin Cities on a train pulled by the historic ...

Duluth will be the place to be for steam locomotive enthusiasts this weekend. And for the first time in years, more than 500 of them will arrive from the Twin Cities on a train pulled by the historic ...

A ghost of sorts will make an appearance Friday as the Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 powers into the Quad-Cities as part of Grand Excursion activities. The locomotive is expected to arrive at ...

While working in his Litchfield machine shop one day in May 1997, Mark Dalquist heard what he describes today as the “unmistakable sound of a steam whistle.” “I had never seen it before, but I just ...

The train appeared out of the great distance, swathed in dense black and gray smoke pouring from its own stack, like a visitor from a different time, hissing and puffing, stinking of sweet water and ...